respect quotes

I hold the door for the ladies – I’m a gent.

My father used to have an expression. He’d say, ‚Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about your dignity. It’s about respect. It’s about your place in your community.‘

The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty.

Bears are very nice, as long as you are nice to them.

In the ’60s and ’70s and early ’80s, the trainers would grind you, and eventually they would break something – they would break an ankle in ways that it would heal. It was just the way of the business, to ensure that you learned respect for wrestling.

God tells us not to judge one another, no matter what anyone’s sexual preferences are or if they’re black, brown or purple.

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.

No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.

You gotta understand: I believe a woman should praise the man, the king. If you holding it down for your woman, I feel like the woman should praise. And the man should praise the queen.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you.

Let’s be very clear: Strong men – men who are truly role models – don’t need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful. People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.

We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean… and we were taught to value everyone’s contribution and treat everyone with respect.

Don’t get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects.

If I made a commitment, I stood by that commitment – and try to make it real. Because when you become leaders, the most important thing you have is your word, your trust. That’s where respect comes from.

When I was a teenager, my biggest lessons came from Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. I learned so much from opening up for those artists, and it also taught me how to treat your opening acts and make them feel like they’re part of a family, not just a tour.

If you can build a business up big enough, it’s respectable.

The notion that before you even set out to go to Thailand, you say, ‚I’m not interested,‘ or you’re unwilling to try things that people take so personally and are so proud of and so generous with, I don’t understand that, and I think it’s rude. You’re at Grandma’s house, you eat what Grandma serves you.

I will listen to anyone’s convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

I hope I would not be so arrogant as to doubt anyone’s religion or belief.

America’s promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. That’s one of the reasons why almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.

I believe that Jesus was, you know, the Son of God. And I understand that… we need to be really, really respectful to people who find that ridiculous and… preposterous.

Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.

In hip-hop, there’s not a lot of love. There’s not a lot of love being spread. It’s always like ‚I’m stuntin‘ on you raps, or I’m better than you raps.‘ It’s not a lot of ‚Yo man, I idolize you raps.‘

I certainly respect the belief of the Hobby Lobby owners. On the other hand, they have no constitutional right to foist that belief on the hundreds and hundreds of women who work for them who don’t share that belief.

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

We must respect the other fellow’s religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

I think we understand that for the Court to work well, we have to not only respect but genuinely like each other.

This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.

I don’t envy or much respect people who are completely politicised.

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.

I do value the respect I get from my contemporaries, but to have Oasis cover my song, to have Puff Daddy cover a song, to have Goldie come along to my gigs – that’s where my ego is at. To have my fellow musicians like what I do, that’s very cool.

We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.

I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I’ll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I’m gonna tell ya, that’s one helluva man, and God bless him.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, ‚We did it ourselves.‘

You never make fun of anybody with a club foot or a withered arm, but it’s open season on anybody who stutters.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

I love making new friends and I respect people for a lot of different reasons.

When I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone’s mouth was ‚Mister,‘ a sign of respect.

The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

He is really something. I love him. He is Sir Arsene Wenger.

I don’t think I’m supposed to boss other people around just because I’m a so-called celebrity or star. I hate that when people act that way. No one deserves it. I’ve seen it happen. I don’t call those people out – they know who they are. Some enjoy that reputation.

I don’t compare myself to anyone else; I don’t make comments about anyone else because they do what feels right for them, and that’s okay by me.

I’m a mama’s boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother. I won’t do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.

If you ever see The Rock working out in the gym, don’t think you can just go up and disturb his workout and expect him to take a picture. He’s there to work, so kindly just pass the silverback on by or he’ll rip your face off.

It feels good to have your work respected again.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

It’s my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to it before her. Discipline must be maintained.

Development of outlook naturally begins with a respect for God… Reverence to God and reverence for one’s neighbor and reverence for oneself as a servant of God.

It is right to give every man his due.

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.

To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.

I was always respectful of people who were deeply religious because I always felt that if they gave themselves to it, then it had to be important to them. But if you can go through life without it, that’s OK, too. It’s whatever suits you.